After a long hiatus due to moving house it's nice to be out under the skies again (skies that are darker and less obstructed than the previous house
).
This was 5.1 hours of LRGB with the Sidereal Newtonian.
As a broadband target (being bright and commonly imaged) this is not the most difficult or the most obscure, but was still satisfying to image especially after a long break. I tried to keep as much faint dust and reflection nebulosity as I could, but probably at the expense of image contrast. Suggestions for better processing are certainly welcome (bigger image on
Astrobin).
Kevin